Wearable Gimbal for GoPro: Testing the updated FeiyuTech WG2X
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- čas přidán 8. 08. 2019
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Wearable gimbal which can also turn into a hand-held solution - this is the shortest summary about the W2GX by Feiyu-Tech. Let’s find out how good it actually is!
Starting with the unboxing process - it has major importance here, because shows how well the device is packed and also - that the box is supposed to be used as a carrying case; Inside you have enough space to. With its universal ¼ inch thread mounting hole, it is easily worn with chest harnesses, shoulder straps and helmet mounts. It can also be attached to desktop tripods, selfie sticks and handlebars.
The WG2X is a successor to the WG2, and a big difference is the angled arm, which with the new model is different.
It is a three-axis stabilizer, and here we have the first quite remarkable feature - the panning and tilting motors are supporting unrestricted 360 degree range of motion - which beats most of the competition not only on the wearable gimbal market.
As for build quality - the WG2X has an aluminum and ABS construction that makes it 27grams (almost one ounce) lighter than the predecessor.
Mounting of an action camera is particularly easy - the mechanism allows tightening the camera and prevents it from falling down. It is a very reliable mechanism and is well aligned to the more dynamic nature of the gimbal. The operation modes are three - here’s the pan follow mode - the horizon and vertical levels are locked and the only axis followed is the panning - which will result into left and right movements.
The second kind of mode is the so called following mode. And - the third mode - all locked - maintains the selected direction.
The gimbal can easily turn into a hand-held stabilizer - with the huge disadvantage that it lacks a control wheel or joystick. But, the Feiyu tech team has found a great solution to compensate for this as well. Manually set the desired position, keep the camera in position for half a second - and - it will maintain the setting.
On the software side - smartphone app is the Feiyu ON - it looks a little outdated. But despite these shortcomings - it is okay; Perhaps the reason I liked this gimbal so much is that it has most of the features controllable without the app.
Apart from my very positive impressions, here are some disadvantages to mention - charging port is still microUSB - in the year where Type C sees such a serious growth! And since GoPRo is a target - it makes sense to use the same connectors as the Hero series.
Battery life is also limited - around 2.5 hours. This is not too bad, because the maximum shooting time with single battery cycle of a hero 7 black is around an hour and a half - but still - could have been slightly better. Oh, and it is just splash-proof, so likely a bad idea to be used under heavy rain.
But if we scale all that - with great responsiveness, a lot of very useful and easy to access features and a few - ignorable disadvantages - with exception of being waterproof - this is one of the most affordable and most advanced wearable gimbals.
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Thanks for your review of WG2X!
Great to see you around! 👍😎
thank you so much, this review was amazing!
You're so welcome!
1:35 instead of attaching a camera mount to the chesty, a better solution is to just drill a 1/4" hole into the chesty and attach the gimbal directly with a screw through the rear of the mount plate. If you're doing something like aggressive mountainbiking wear a chest protector underneath because that would be a nightmare to fall on!
Good idea!
thanks for this review. just following up if you've come across a newer better way to shoulder strap ?for hiking/travel vlog purpose only. Thanks and have a Wonderful Day
Not really. You better go and find a high quality chest mount for better performance.
Fuck I love your videos.
They're some of the best reviews I've ever found.
I am so surprised that CZcams didn't complain about the F-word this time. But I am glad about it, as it shows me the excitement level! F*** -- that's awesome! Thank you! 👍
I appreciate the review!
Can the battery be pulled when it's low to be replaced with a fresh one?
Unfortunately not.
You should mount your cameras with the lens on the inside (closer to the center) because it will be moar balanced. The lens side is heavier.
Yeah, that can work well too.
I have a tricky question for you.
Wonder if you could help?
I'm planning to use the WG2X + hero 8 feiyu mount (to use with hero8). However , I want to also use my PolarPro ND filters at the same time.
The design for these is a shoulder design, like a corner piece of plastic which goes over the lens area. It adds probably 4/5mm around that top left corner of the Hero8 (if you're looking at if from the back screen).
I can see that you can insert the Hero8 not *all the way* in the WG2X mount, so that the arm/clamp part which goes over the front of the camera could be positioned a bit more over the LCD screen (but still keep the camera secured). In this way, I could allow a bit more room on the lens area of the camera, to accommodate the PolarPro shoulder plastic.
But my concern with this setup, is that although this could be fine for the horizontal nature of the feiyu mount, the polar pro plastic shoulde piece still adds some millimetres on the top side on the camera, which I am doubtful the Hero8 mount would allow.
Essentially what I am trying to achieve is to be able to use a gimbal along with ND filters, wearable. But as far as I can tell, this scenario has not been thought out very much....
You are right and might not work well...As far as I remember the GoPro shown here is Hero 7; The Hero 8 is bigger and doesn't fir that gimbal.
Can this be charged while in operation? Thanks for the great review.
yeah, you can charge while using it.
Has anyone tried this while skiing? It would be interesting to know how it performs in such a demanding terrain.
ReelSteady for GoPro mentioned here is a little bit tricky, i am using the latest trial version and you cannot use videos shot lower than 1080p or 25fps. In addition, you have to disable stabilization (hypersmooth) so if you think of using it on videos already taken bear this in mind.
from their website: "Supported Shooting Modes
: All “Wide”, “4:3”, and “Superview” modes at a resolution of 1080p or larger, 25fps or more, with in-camera stabilization disabled.1080p or larger, 25fps or more, with in-camera stabilization disabled."
If you keep this in mind, the stabilized video produced is really good.
I've been using first version of this gimbal while skiing. Very stable, no problems at all. I'd like to have removable battery, beacuse if it's really cold, it runs out in less than an hour. Just ordered this 1, mostly because of weight.
@@RPZ16 Thank you very much Tomi for your answer. Did you have it on a chesty or head mounted?
In my case, i was a bit disappointed with this device cause it behaved buggy. If you check this video czcams.com/video/AhyWgB4A1nE/video.html, you will see that it moves in a way that made most of my videos useless! I asked for a replacement, they sent me another but it seems that the same happens again, fortunately in a less profound way.
Did you have any experience like this? I wonder how it will behave while skiing.
@@yiannistsou Hello Yiannis! I wasn't too happy for results of FeiyuTech WG2X so I sold it. I'm using Karma Grip on these days for skiing and biking. With extension cable, backbag and powerbank I don't have to worry about batterylife and results are really smooth. Actually I just bought my 3rd grip (sale on gb-web). I have my gimbal always on chestmount (Stuntman chestharness is best IMO).
I need this. Do you take off the gopro hypersmooth while using it?
You can do that, but you can also leave it for even better results.
hi , i can download the upgrades, can you ??? i can do from the pc ?
yes, you can update firmware like that.
Hi Mikail, which action cameras have compatibility (at least live preview during recording, and start/stop recording) with WG2X/WG2, through Feiyutech android app? Can you check this with Akaso V50X?
I don't think you will get any live preview from the feiyu app, but you can get a preview from the app of the camera itself.
Which one is better use gimbal with eis on or use gimbal with eis turn off?
I saw sj9 strike in your video,Mate share your experience
I usually recommend using EIS to eliminate the minor shakes - and with a gimbal artifacts are almost invisible.
You always notice even the smallest details 😇 The SJ9 Strike seems to be very poorly built - which surprised me a lot. Image quality is similar to SJ8 Pro, with almost the same navigation. I will review it, but need to first get to know it better.
@@TechMishka Owh...how much sj9 strike?
wow
In the good way?
my other question: can i set autorotation to infinity loop? So move from A point to B then to A to B.. until i stop..
Not really; You will have to restart that...
@@TechMishka so simple function which is not developed :( would be very nice for a longer stage events (few hours)
glue on; velcro on pads to motorcy or bike helmets ?
With some patience you can make that work.
Feiyu Tech, is this compatible with the small rechargeable remote control that was available for the original WG?
Also have does this suffer the same issue as the original WG where any lateral movement will trigger the gimbal to initiate a roll? example is if the original was mounted in a car, when you turn a corner the gimbal would initiate a rolling motion on the longitudinal axis.
I don't think the remote will work. And I haven't noticed the described experience while riding a bike.
Tech4All thanks for that, it’s a shame as the remote is a key part of my setup. As for the rolling it’s on the original WG, and is very noticeable, there are loads of reviews on the OG WG and that has always been a note worthy con about it.
Do you think I can use with Osmo Action?
I think it will not fit. And the stabilization on the Osmo Action is superb anyways 🙃
How do you know you can change the balance just by hand? I tried it and it works but as I don't see it posted anywhere i'm afraid i'm breaking the motors..
Most gimbals can do that. Motors won't get damaged that easily, don't worry 😊
@@TechMishka okay thanks :)
hi, can i control the gimbal via wifi? So from 20-30m where bluetooth dead. thx
Unfortunately not; you will have to use Bluetooth.
@@TechMishka ouch :( And the range? Only 10m? Maybe they use class 1 bluetooth which can do 100m?
how does it mount to the top of the motorcy helmet ?
I used a mount that is placed on the helmet. Some of them have 1/4 mount. If they don't - there usually are places where you can add such a mount.
So we cant use gopro mic adapter with this gimbal right ?
Yes, you can do that. But won't be practical.
I have a 3d printer so I'm pretty sure I could build a Hero 9 adapter... if I could just see if it's possible to disassemble the mounting arm. Unfortunately this video doesn't do a good job of showing all the way around the product prior to mounting the camera.
Perhaps you can find some better images on Feiyu Tech's official website.
Hl this may sound like a dumb question. I am a biker and stream and looking for a gimbal attachment when i wear a chest mounty. Are gimbals all electronic? I just need something to help stabilize my videos
Lanny, that's actually a great question! Gimbals provide mechanical stabilization based on their gyro-sensor. But it adds weight and I don't think it will feel comfortable. If I were you, i'd go for a GoPro hero 7 Black - right now they are heavily discounted - you can find it new for less than $250 and its stabilization is gimbal-like.
@@TechMishka thank you! yeah i actually just got my GoPro 8 but wasn't sure if the built in stabilization would be enough. But seeing how they are action cameras specifically, would make sense that it wouldn't necesarrily need a gimbal.
what is missing from the Q2 or other FT gimbals. ?
Some of the modes and adjustments. But it works well for what it's worth.
Need this! Cannot find any where!
I have one left at home. Send me an email to see whether I can ship it to you somehow
@@TechMishka Wow. That sounded orgasmic. I'll hit you up in a few weeks if my plans go right, hopefully you'll still have it then. What would it cost without shipping btw
the link redirects to the feiyu "G6" which does not look wearable to me. where can i find the gimbal now? i want to use it with my hero 8
Sounds like it is no longer available. Hero 8 has pretty good stabilization itself.
@@TechMishka dang. are there other wearable gimbals i can use? the hyper smooth doesn't look great in low light and plus motion blur is nice
That camera is in the gimbal wrong. Lense should be inside the brace to stop it falling out.
Most of the time the bracket is good enough.
What’s the best wearable gimbal for hero 10?
I haven't tried any of them. Generally - you don't need a gombal with such good stabilization.
Wanna see a versus with Slick.
Not sure what you mean by "slick"?
Are this support others action cam???
yeah it supports most cameras that are around the size of a gopro
Wg2x is splashproof but what is the rating ip65? Ip66?
I don't think they have any IP rating certification.
@@TechMishka it has i just search on google for days. And for real they can't really say its just splash proof and no ip rating there will be really an ip rating to that and its IP55 dust protection lvl.5 and water protection lvl.5😊
I find it really really terrible on the chest harness as it hangs too far away which induces wobble that it cant handle.
On my motorbike it can't handle the high frequency vibrations so is unfortunately useless for the purpose I bought it.
Hand held and bicycle its perfect.
The chest harness I used was pretty bad - and because I also hated the wobble effect - got a new one which is steadier.
Time to try it downhills 😎
@@TechMishka nice, which chest harness did you get?
@@ChunterGB I will be able to disclose this after a few days 🙃
Can you give me the firmware download link
I don't have it; Check with Feiyu's support.
Coupon code not working...
I will get back to FT and ask them to fix it asap. THanks for the note, Christo.
it needs batteries? I thought it was just balancing wizardry
It has in-built battery.
Are from Bulgaria
Yup.